Halfcrown 1698 DECIMO ESC 554 with die clashes REX under the G of GVLIELMVS, 8 and M under GRA, and 6 under the bust, VF or better with old tone and some light haymarks, clear and unusual. EX-Taylors 6/2/2010 Lot 2055

Penny 1861 Freeman 22 dies 4+D UNC with full original lustre, some minor contact marks barely detract, comes in an old Baldwins Envelope with the Duncannon Street Address. Cataloguers note: the envelope dates from 1920 or earlier as this is when Baldwins moved to Adelphi Terrace

Penny 1861 Freeman 29 dies 6+D UNC with very minor cabinet friction, the coin exceptional and virtually free from any contact marks, comes in an old Baldwins Envelope with the Duncannon Street Address. Cataloguers note: the envelope dates from 1920 or earlier as this is when Baldwins moved to Adelphi Terrace

Halfcrown 1926 Modified Effigy ESC 774 UNC with a light and colourful tone, the obverse with a few minor contact marks, but overall with much eye appeal and a superior example of this type, Ex-London Coins Auction A110 5/6/2005 Lot 1559 (part)

GroatEdward IV Light Coinage London Mint, No marks at neck S.2002 mintmark Sun/Crown, this combination of mintmarks unlisted by Spink VF or slightly better with a strong strike and attractive old grey tone

Crown 1834 ESC 275 the John Jay Pittman example (David Akers sale Numismatic Inc 6-8 August 1999 Lot 3864) choice FDC pleasing old grey tone with orange and gold hues in places, free of contact marks and hairlines a choice coin. Rated R5 by ESC 5 - 10 examples known, and in today's buoyant and international market a difficult piece to estimate. Heritage of Dallas sold a high grade example in 2011 which realised $69,000 (£44,000 at 2011 exchange rates, £56,000 at todays) but key date rarities in choice grades have surged forward since then. For example the sister coin to this the 1831 crown with a mintage 10 to 15 times greater than the 1834 would have realised £8000 - £10000 in 2011 or put another way the 1834 could expect to realise 4 - 5 times more than the 1831 in a like for like grade, but an 1831 Crown in MS65 just realised £61,000 hammer price in St James Coinex sale September 2016. As this piece is choice and has been graded 88 by LCGS one could predict an MS65 could be given if submitted to the US graders and could argue that a £200,000 - £300,000 price ticket would not be absurd. However we have estimated it more conservatively and will await the results of the bidding. All William IV crowns are rare and sought after by collectors ESC lists three varieties of the 1831 in silver these were made for inclusion in the 1831 Proof Sets which had a mintage of just 225, a gold example is known dated 1831, a trial strike in lead dated 1832 and rated R7 (one or two in existence) and the 1834. This is the first 1834 example we have offered and the only example graded by LCGS whilst we have previously offered 11 examples of the 1831 crown and LCGS have graded three 1831s. Our research has found no other 1834 crowns sold since 2011 and this Pittman example to our knowledge has not been offered at auction since 1999 so if you are interested in choice rarities of the sort offered globally once or twice a decade this is the lot for you.

Two Pounds 2015 800th Anniversary of the signing of the Magna CartaGoldProof UNC with some contact marks, retaining practically full mint brilliance, in the box of issue, no certificate, issue limited to just 400 pieces

ChinaDollars (3) Szechuan Province Dollars (2) Year 1 (1912) About Fine to Fine, unevenly toned, with some file marks on the tops of the rims, China 50 Cents (c.1917) Y#479 NVF, China 10 Cents (10) Provincial issues late 19th and early 20th Century issue, and 1944, in mixed grades, a couple VF to EF, China Fengtien Province 20 Cents CD1904 Y#91.1 NVF with some uneven toning, along with TibetRupee 1911 Fine, Mongolia Tugrik (c.1925) as part of a group of China and related, mostly minors (11) in mixed grades

German States - Saxony Albertine 3 Marks 1913E Battle of Leipzig Centennial VF, GB Halfpenny 1878 narrow date VG, as part of a group of GB and World 18th to 20th Century mostly base metal issues, includes many later George III coppers, in mixed grades, (total weight around 8.5 Kilos)

Isle of Man Government £20 issued 1979, Millennium commemorative with QE2 portrait, series No.001191, signed Dawson, (only 5000 notes issued), Pick32, a few small foxing marks along edges, about UNC to UNC

Proof Set 2009 12 coins all struck in Silver Five Pounds Henry VIII, Two Pounds (3) Darwin, Robert Burns and standard issues, Fifty Pence Kew Gardens 250th Anniversary, plus the Royal Shield of Arms set in Silver One Pound to One Penny nFDC-FDC in the black box of issue with certificate, the box with a few light marks

George VSilver Jubilee 1935 The Official Royal Mint issue in gold 32mm diameter by P.Metcalfe, Eimer 2029 UNC the fields prooflike, with some contact marks and a couple of small spots at the top of the castle on the reverse

Groat 1838 Plain Edge Proof, Reverse upright, unlisted by ESC, Coincraft VY4D-020, weight 1.89 grammes, only Good Fine and with some surface marks, including some to the edge. The rims on both sides in high relief, Very Rare

Queen VictoriaDiamond Jubilee 1897 56mm diameter in bronze the Official Royal Mint issue Eimer 1817a EF boxed, along with Fantasy Crown 1987 Edward VIII reverse in the style of the 1936 Hearn pattern, hallmarked on the edge of the piece with the hallmarks corresponding to the date 2000, 25.18 grammes of 9 carat gold UNC

Hong Kong50 Cents 1892 KM#9.1 NEF/GVF with some contact marks, Rare in higher grades, we note that since 2003 we have previously only offered a total of 5 examples of all Victorian and Edwardian dates in grades above VF

Penny 1858 Large Rose Ornamental Trident, Small Date with WW unlisted by Peck, believed to be only a few examples in existence, Fine with contact marks we note an example described as CGS Fine 35 sold in our June 2012 auction for £600 hammer price

Queen VictoriaDiamond Jubilee 1897 56mm diameter in silver, the official Royal Mint issue Eimer 1817 A/UNC, Coronation of Edward VII 1902 56mm diameter in silver, the Official Royal Mint issue Eimer 1871 Bright EF with some contact marks and hairlines (this in a Victoria Diamond Jubilee medal box), Silver Jubilee of King George V 1935 56mm diameter in silver (2) both the official Royal Mint issues Eimer 2029 with matt finish, both about UNC, one with a tone spot on the reverse, Coronation of George VI 1937 56mm diameter in silver (2) both the Official Royal Mint issues Eimer 2046 both UNC one with a small edge bruise, all cased, all bar one (as stated) in the official cases of issue

Farthing 1844 Reverse A (flaw by Britannia's right arm), 9 teeth date spacing, High 44 in date, CGS variety 05 VF with some contact marks, slabbed and graded CGS 40, Ex-D.Craddock May 2012, an interesting facet of this collection and the in depth study by the vendor shows that even the rare dates such as this had different dies used showing variations in the Reverse die type, date spacing and punctuation, further study and the evolution of the Population Report will, in time show the relative rarities of these combinations

Penny 1928 as Freeman 199 dies 5+C with die axis inverted, Fine or better with some contact marks and an edge bruise to the right of the date, most unusual, Ex-J.Workman sale, Colin Cooke September 2010, £600

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